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try

for

Agr

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, Fo

od a

nd t

he

Envi

ronm

ent’s

Nat

ure

Trai

ls P

rogr

am a

ims

to r

esto

re f

or-

mer

tra

nspo

rt in

fras

truc

ture

s su

ch a

s ra

ilway

tra

cks,

catt

le

trai

ls a

nd tr

aditi

onal

rout

es, f

or p

ublic

use

and

enj

oym

ent.

Thes

e ro

utes

take

us

to th

e co

untr

ysid

e to

dis

cove

r the

bio

-di

vers

ity a

nd b

eaut

y of

our

pre

ciou

s na

tura

l her

itage

, and

di

scov

er t

he v

illag

es, s

ight

s, tr

aditi

ons

and

peop

le t

hat

are

part

of t

he u

niqu

e cu

ltura

l lan

dsca

pe o

f our

cou

ntry

.

We

invi

te y

ou to

vis

it th

em a

nd o

ffer y

ou th

e ke

ys to

enj

oy

the

trip

. In

this

bro

chur

e yo

u w

ill fi

nd a

brie

f des

crip

tion

of

the

Órz

ola

to P

laya

Bla

nca

Nat

ure

Trai

l and

the

map

for t

he

jour

ney,

alon

g w

ith re

com

men

datio

ns to

mak

e th

e m

ost o

f th

is e

xper

ienc

e. W

e on

ly a

sk o

ne t

hing

of

you:

do

not

for-

get t

o le

ave

ever

ythi

ng a

s yo

u fo

und

it. T

he c

onse

rvat

ion

of

thes

e pa

thw

ays

is a

lso

your

resp

onsi

bilit

y. N

ATU

RE T

RAIL

ÓR

ZOLA

TO

P

LAYA

BLA

NC

A

This

71-k

ilom

etre

nat

ure

trai

l is

divi

ded

into

5 s

tage

s th

at c

over

th

e isl

and

of L

anza

rote

from

Nor

th t

o So

uth,

from

Órz

ola

to

Play

a Bl

anca

. The

rout

e ca

n be

wal

ked

or c

ycle

d, a

s mos

t of i

t is

acce

ssib

le b

y bi

ke.

Dur

ing

the

hike

, the

trav

eler

s w

ill p

ass

by a

maz

ing

land

scap

es,

such

as

the

volc

ano

of L

a Co

rona

and

the

tra

ditio

nal c

rops

of

La G

eria

. The

y w

ill v

isit t

owns

suc

h as

Har

ía, T

egui

se a

nd Y

aiza

, am

ong

man

y ot

hers

, whe

re th

ey w

ill b

e ab

le to

lear

n ab

out t

ra-

ditio

ns w

ith lo

cal p

eopl

e an

d sh

are

enric

hing

exp

erie

nces

.

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STAG

E 1: ÓR

ZOLA

- HA

RÍA

A

1. This stage, around 12 km

-long, starts in Órzola, w

hose port connects the islands of Lanzarote and La G

raciosa. Step by step, the travelers w

ill go into the Natural

Monum

ent of La Corona, enjoying its badlands and the

volcano of La Corona. A

fter 10 km, the tow

n of Máguez

is visited and, after leaving behind the crossing bet-w

een La Atalaya and Peña de María H

errera, this first stage finishes at the tow

n of Haría.

STAG

E 2: HA

RÍA

- TEGU

ISE

2. A

bit longer than 12.5 km, the second stage starts in the

town of H

aría, leaving behind the house museum

of C

ésar Manrique. It goes through the valley of M

alpaso, som

e parts of the trail being a bit demanding and

uphill, but making it up for the travelers w

ith the ama-

zing views of the East of the island, sighting the tow

ns of Tabayesco and A

rrieta. After com

pleting the ascent near Peñas del C

hache, the travelers will shortly after

reach the area where the herm

itage of Las Nieves is

built, a privileged spot from w

here the beautiful pano-ram

ic view of the beaches of Fam

ara can be enjoyed. The stage ends by descending to the m

onumental tow

n of Teguise.

STAG

E 3: TEGU

ISE - SAN

BA

RTO

LOM

É

3. The shortest stage of the N

ature Trail from Ó

rzola to Playa Blanca, a bit longer than 9 km

, starts in the town

of Teguise. The travelers are seen off from the tow

n by crops cultivated w

ith lapilli sanding, which soon af-

ter are based on organic sand with vegetal barriers in

the plains of El Jable. This gentle stage ends in the ur-ban area of San Bartolom

é, a town located halfw

ay the N

ature Trail from Ó

rzola to Playa Blanca and in the cen-ter of the island of Lanzarote.

STAG

E 4: SA

N B

AR

TOLO

MÉ - YA

IZA

4.

The fourth stage of the Nature Trail from

Órzola to

Playa Blanca is, with m

ore than 22 km, the longest

of them all. The route starts in the urban area of San

Bartolomé,

enjoying its

rich architectural

heritage. The path goes around C

aldera Honda and G

uatisea M

ountain, reaching the town of M

ontaña Blanca, as-cending afterw

ards between the peaks of Los M

orretes and M

ontaña Blanca. After leaving behind the tow

ns of C

onil and La Asom

ada the travelers will step into the

traditional vineyards which are part of the Protected

Landscape of La Geria. The tow

n of Uga, prior to the

ending of the stage in Yaiza, is linked to the latter by the trail that goes through the badlands, also used by the row

s of dromedaries that take tourists for a ride

through the Timanfaya N

ational Park.

STAG

E 5: YAIZA

- PLA

YA B

LAN

CA

6. The fifth and last stage of the Nature Trail from

Órzola

to Playa Blanca starts in Yaiza. The path is less and less uphill, and goes through the tow

n of Las Breñas, from

where a fun descent of several kilom

eters starts. There, the travelers go through the archeological site know

n as Poblado del Term

inillo. Soon after, the urban area of Playa Blanca is reached, ending thus this fifth stage and the N

ature Trail from Ó

rzola to Playa Blanca, near the beach of the sam

e name.

NATU

RE TRAIL

ÓR

ZOLA

TO P

LAYA

BLA

NC

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PR

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Protected Natural Space listed as N

atural Park by Act 12/1987, of 19th June and reclassified as Protected Lands-cape by Act 12/1994, of 19th D

ecember, furtherm

ore, it is a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA). Inside, the N

atural M

onument of La Cueva de Los N

aturalistas can be found. It covers m

ore than 5,000 ha, including 7 urban areas w

ithin it with little im

pact on the space due to the reduced population. O

n the inside it features lava lakes, volcanic cones and other interesting geom

orphologic elements,

but without a doubt the m

ain attraction of this space are the traditional vineyards, w

hich clearly exemplify the har-

monious coexistence betw

een the man and the environ-

ment, creating as w

ell a space of unrivalled natural wealth.

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SECTORCANARY ISLANDS

NatureTrails

Starting point

End of trail

Viewpoint

Religious building

Town

Information panel Beach area

Hermitage

1

3

4

5

2

Museum

Monumental area

Natural/National ParkFeature of environmental interest

Ruins

Castle